Jyoti Sahi

When folk culture gets commercialised, the visual language of nature gets lost

Aug 17, 2023

What we see in the problematic use of folk culture in Modern Indian art is the way the celebration of nature has been privatised and turned into a consumer item that becomes a part of the art industry.

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When folk culture gets commercialised, the visual language of nature gets lost

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